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#2 (permalink) Thu Jan 06, 2011 21:41 pm "Ought" in interrogative sentences. |
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What ought you to know? This is what you ought to know.
What should you know? <-- far more commonplace than the above question, as you seem to realise. This is what you should know. _________________ Cheers m' dears! |
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#3 (permalink) Thu Jan 06, 2011 22:16 pm "Ought" in interrogative sentences. |
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Thank you, Bev. Now it's clear to me. _________________ If it's not easy, don't do it!
That's how I got where I am. |
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#4 (permalink) Thu Jan 06, 2011 22:50 pm "Ought" in interrogative sentences. |
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Is it? Corrrrr! Can you explain it to me then, please? ;D
(Seriously... glad to help.) _________________ Cheers m' dears! |
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#5 (permalink) Thu Jan 06, 2011 23:01 pm "Ought" in interrogative sentences. |
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| Beeesneees wrote: |
Is it? Corrrrr! Can you explain it to me then, please? ;D
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Explain? Explain? Explain??? Now you got me (I'm so up the creek without a paddle)! =))) _________________ If it's not easy, don't do it!
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#6 (permalink) Thu Jan 06, 2011 23:10 pm Re: "Ought" in interrogative sentences. |
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Are there any of these questions below that do not carry any sense?
What should you know? What ought you to know? What will you know? What shall you know? What would you to know? What must you know? What can you know? What could you know? What may you know? What might you know?
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#7 (permalink) Thu Jan 06, 2011 23:23 pm Re: "Ought" in interrogative sentences. |
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| E2e4 wrote: |
Are there any of these questions below that do not carry any sense? Thanks |
What should you know? What ought you to know? What will you know? What shall you know? What would you to know? <-- What would you know? What must you know? What can you know? What could you know? What may you know? What might you know? _________________ Cheers m' dears! |
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#8 (permalink) Thu Jan 06, 2011 23:39 pm Re: "Ought" in interrogative sentences. |
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| Beeesneees wrote: |
| What would you to know? <-- What would you know? |
1. What would you to know?
2. What would you like to know?
Is the only the second one correct?
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#9 (permalink) Fri Jan 07, 2011 0:17 am Re: "Ought" in interrogative sentences. |
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| E2e4 wrote: |
1. What would you to know? <-wrong
2. What would you like to know? <-correct
Is the only the second one correct?
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The first one is wrong because "would" is used with bare infinitives only.
What would you know? You would know that. You wouldn't know that.
The second one is correct. _________________ If it's not easy, don't do it!
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